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The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Thursday with mo mint log; nt much change In tempera ture. Temperature Highest yesterday 84 Lowest this morning M, SS Find A Buyer Ho matter whit you have for ale yon may tnift Mall Tri bune classified to find a buyer If there la the least demand for what yon bare. The coat la amalL Medford TRIUNE Full Associated Prett mited Preai Thirtv-Secoud Year MEDFORD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 3. 1937. No. 194. A 0IANV. HI I6)W n A Nil? Ml Jl) BE VOTE , Behind Washington Headlines By H. B. Baukhage Copyright 1937. by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. VISIT OF LORD CECIL WORKIES PACIFISTS NOTED EMTON TO SPF.NB WEEK-END AT WHITE HOUSE CO-AUTHOR OK I.F.AGUE COVENANT HELD FOR FORCE PEACE GROUPS FEAR HE MAY SWAY ROOSEVELT WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. la tne president about to take some lea eona on how to bring peace to tne world through international action? That'a the question certain anxioua Washlngtonlans are asking very dis creetly, aa they ponder the mission of a distinguished week-end White House guest who arrives on the eve of the opening of congress. He la the distinguished Robert Cecil, first viscount, eon of the third Marqula of Salisbury, high In tne British government throughout tne war. But announcement of hla com ing haa made less Impression than the deluge of cables concerning the arrival of the Windsors. Lord Cecil was co-author, with Woodrow WUson and General Smuts, of the covenant of the League ot Nations, and In this capacity he may be a far more Important visitor than the popular duke and his American duchess. Why hla lordship should appear to be pussyfooting Into our midst Isn't quite clear. Aa a matter ot fact, he isn't. But apparently aome of hla friends seem to think he's too warlike a pacifist to be given tne spotlight in these parloua tlmea. According to some of the folk who are fighting for neutrality, the ob ject of Lord Cecil la to sell Ameri can paclflata (and perhaps others. Including a president) on the Idea that a little Intervention at the ngnt time Is a good thing for peace. The view seems logical, since Lord Cecil is Interested In a European movement called the International peace campaign. This campaign Includes aome Ideas which a number of Americana won't like, aome all will agree to. here are three and you can make your choice: 1. Recognition of the sanctity of treaties. a. Limitation of armament by In ternational agreement. S. Strengthening the League of Na tions with collective security. The last one la the one the neu trallste don't like It looks like an other name for Intervention to them. It la understood that Lord Cecil la going after the national peace conference In this country tne group of representatives of various n.ifiat. nrsnnlzatlona and try 10 line It up with his program. His outfit had a conierence m wu aan last August, and some American delegatea who attended shied away because mey muu,. that the organization would agree to war If the Issue rose between fascism and democracy. Also, it was felt that Lord Cecil wanted to get international back ing of such a concrete nature that, when the League of Natlona ruled mimt. mn "acareasor nation," It could rely on force. If necessary, to back up Ua mandate. That Is why some of the Amerl (Continued on Page Six.) SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Joe Fllcgel averring the law bis was poor so ho was going into the beer bis as he asked the council for an Amerl nan Legion dugout dispensing permit for Armistice Day. Larry tVhnde declaring Mel Hogan couldn't smack tho aide of Roxy Ann with a trench mortar when told the stock broker was on a duck hunting expedition. The Hon. Jimmy Mott describing his talk as non-politleal after assert ing the congress had reclaimed Its legislative rights from the brain trust. Harry Plnneo and bit 30-30 club cohorts taking the council chambers bv storm. SONS Coach Jean Eberhart enthu MasMmlly diagramming several magic scoring plsya his team will display agilnst the Oregon flute Rooks, he, however, cautioning against any pub licity on same. Fred Lcnnard disbelieving reports on the abundance or ducks, he hav. tnar made a foray into the wood, and taivd wit Be success. Tammany Hall Dealt Crushing Defeat By Fiery Reform Mayor NEW YORK, Nov. S. (AP) Plorello H. LaQuardla haa been re-elected mayor of New York in a doclalve victory that carried virtually hie entire ticket with him. He defeated Jeremiah T. Mahoney. Democrat, in yeeterday'a election by plurality of 454,425. Pinal returns showed:' LaGuardla: 1,344.016. Jeremiah T. Mahoney, candidate: 880,591. LaGuardla sponsored, baiting special rackets Democratic Tammany prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey defeated Tam many's Assistant District Attorney Harold W. Hastings for the office of district attorney of New York county Manhattan) by 108.823 votes. The total vote was Dewey 325,747; Hast ings 216.924. LaGuardla Ticket Wins Swept Into or fice with the mayor. who ran on a Republican, fusion. American labor party ticket, were LaQuardla candidates for controller, president of the city council and all but one of the city's five borough presidents, giving the mayor control of the board of estimate, the clty'a home rule upper house. Control of the newly chartered city council will not be apparent for some time owing to delay In tabulating "P,R." ballots for that body. Successful candidates who ran with LaGuardla's approval were: Joseph D. McGoldrlck, controller, plurality, 225,320; Newbold Morris, president city council, plurality, 223. 005; Raymond V. Ingersoll, borough president of Brooklyn, plurality, 124,478; Stanley M. Isaacs, borough president Manhattan, plurality, 40, 591; George U. Harvey, borough president of Queens, plurality, 15,370; Joseph A. Palma, borough president of Richmond, plurality. 3,D18. . In the Bronx, James J, Lyons, a regular Democrat, hostile to the mayor's policies, was re-elected. Record Vote La Guardla Is the first anti-Tammany mayor In the clty'a history since post-revolutionary times to be re-elected. He carried all of New York's five boroughs. The total vote was the highest ever cast In a purely local election 3.233,607 and La Guardla's vote was the largest ever given a mayoral candidate In New York. The American labor party vote for La Guardla totaled 482,459, and the Republican tptal for him 673,823. American labor party offtclala were Jubilant, predicting a state vote of 800.000 next year. But Kenneth P. Simpson. New York county Republi can leader, whose strategy lined up fusion, progressives, American labor, socialist and communist support be hind the winning city-wide slate he picked, waa even more Jubilant. The Republican vote of 672,823 for the mayor was, the largest on record (Continued on Page Fen.) suspectsMd in auto pilfering The sheriff's office was advised this morning by Klamath county authori ties that four transient youths, Stan ley Cole, Donald Lakey, Dixon Lan ford, and Marvin Mercer, were being held on suspicion of entering and rob bing a number of parked automobiles, during the Bend-Medford high school football game last Friday night. number of robes, blankets, cameras. and other articles were stolen. Deputy 3herlff William Orenbren ner. and City policeman Joe Cave left this morning for Klamath Palls to return the youths here. Alimony Is Asked By Aged Pensioner LONO BEACH, Calif.. Nov. 3 (AP) C. B. Clayton. 93, asked ''reason able alimony" today In a divorce ult against Mary Clayton. 77. He asserted he has only a pension of $10 a month, while hla wife has 1250 monthly Income and property valued at $00,000. The couple was married at Omana. Neb, Feb. 25, 1929, and separated March 18. 1935. ! WINTHROP AMES, STAGE PRODUCER, SUCCUMBS BOSTON. Nov. . (API Wlntnrop Ames. M, prominent for many yeara In Boston and New York theatrical circles, died of pneumonia today. A graduate of Harvard. Amee oe ean his theatrical career In ISO. ; George Arllas played tinder his man agement at one time. Tot llrnans OP.EOON CtTT, Nov. , (AP Mfleen mlnutea after he was mlasod by his parenta. the bidy ot Richard Franklin Durette. 2. was found In Uie Willamette river near his Aurora iome. He was the son of Mr. and Mi. Re .pa DuiatU. AFL CANDIDATES DETROIT BALLOT By the Associated Press The CtO lost Its major political battle the Detroit municipal con tests In yesterday's election, but In some other cities Its candidates were elected. Nominees supported by the Amer ican Federation of Labor routed those of the Committee for Indus trial Organization completely in De troit's non-partisan election where the two labor factions figured prom inently. Richard W. Reading won the may oralty contest over Patrick H. O'Brien, CIO standard-bearer and six coun cil men backed by ' the . AFL were elected with three others who did not figure In the labor fight. Republicans defeated ClO-endoraed candidates for mayor In Akron, and Canton, Ohio, The Incumbent, Mayor James Seccombe was elected In Can ton over Darrell D. Smith. Mayor toe D. Schroy defeated G. L. Patter son In Akron, CIO candidates were victorious, however. In the Pittsburgh steel dis trict. Cornelius D. Scully. Democrat returned to the mayor's office, was backed by the CIO. Elmer J. Malloy and John J. Mullen, members of the CIO sponsored steel workers organ izing committee, were elected mayors of Duquesne and Clalrton, respec tively. Both are Democrats. Mayor Plorello H. La Guardla. re elected In New York had tho backing of the American labor party which Includes some leaders In both the AFL and CIO. E .8 The Southern Oregon Civic Music association will hold its annual mem bership enrollment week November 8 to November 13. and Sam Harrington of New York, western representative of Civic Concert Service, Inc., Is In Medford conferring with local work ers on plans for the week. Headquarters will be maintained at the chamber of commerce and anyone Interested In assisting Is ask ed to report to Mrs. Royal X. Bebb, 604-W, or Mrs. Darrell Huson, 14M-X. Team captains are being appointed and they, with all workers In the membership enrollment, will hold a banquet Monday evening at the Hotel Medford. with about 160 persons an ticipated. W. F. Isaacs la president of the as sociation; Mrs. Royal E. Bebb, first vice-president; with E. H. Hedrtck, Charles Glenn Smith, Seth Bullls, Mrs. Gordon Voorhies, Robert Ruhl, Major George R. Owens. Mrs. C. W. Lemery, Mrs. Leonard Carpenter, all of Med ford, and Mrs. J. W. McCoy. Mrs. E. A. Woods and Miss Louise Woodruff of Ashland, also vice -presidents; Mrs. Darrell Huson, secretary, and Oene Thorndlke, treasurer. Heavy Toll Taken By Syrian Floods DAMASCUS, Syria. Nov. 8. (AP) Damascus officials announced today that recent floods In the northwest caused 1,336 known deaths, and that SO.ooo persona were eatlmated to be homeless. Vlllsgea over a 8.000 square mile area were Inundated by rain watera rushing down the Kalamoun moun Ulna and ruing to a height of 30 feet In aome districts. HAMILTON SATISFIED WITH ELECTION RESULT CHICAOO. Nov. . (API Chair man John D. M. Hamilton of the Republican national committee aald today that "on the whole election result, were tremendously satisfac tory." He waa "particularly pleased" oy the victory of Bruce Barton, adver tising executive and author, elected to the houe from New Tort' "alia Five Navy Fliers CHINA SEES WORLD IF JAPSJNCURBED Brussels Conference Told Nippon Forces Will Over run Boundaries of China Negotiations Are Urged BRUSSELS. Nov. 3. (AP) China's spokesman at the Brussels confer ence today said "Japanese forces will overrun the boundaries of China and throw tho world into a general war" unless she Is checked. The spokesman. Dr. V. K. Welling ton Koo. made tho prediction after hearing five important powers make an appeal for direct negotiations be tween China and Japan to seek a solution to the Far Eastern conflict. Normsn H. Davis, head of tne United States delegation, sounded the keynote of the conference by urging the two countries to settle their differences "by peaceful processes." Back Davis Hope. Delegates of Great Britain, France, Italy and Russia said they subscribed wholeheartedly to the hope expressed by Davis. Dr. Koo said China would not be contributing to the cause of Inter national law and order If she ac cepted peace "at any price." He pre dicted: If Japanese aggression In the Far (Continued on Page Ten.) ... FAILS IN SAN FRAN: AIRPORT FUND VOTED SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. S. (ffi A proposed $49,250,000 subway bond Is sue was rejected by San Francisco voters, but proponents of a subway designed to provide rapid transit to outlying residential districts declar ed today the matter would be sub mitted to the electorate again. Mayor Angeto J. Rossi, Informed of ths defeat of the bond Issue at yes terday's municipal election, said he believed the "only thing to do wss to submit the matter again at some time when the people have more time to study the subway question." The bonds, proposed to finance an 8Va mile system connecting business and residential areas, was defeated by a vote of 103,113 to 63,457. Voters also rejected a new antl- ( Continued on Page Pen.) LomavTLLB. Ky., Nov. S, (API Appsrently assured of control of tha coming general assembly. Democrats extended their lead over Republican opponents today In late returns. With National Guardsmen on duty, tabulators started counting ballots In Harlan county today. The equa tion there waa reported "quiet" fol lowing the release on 1100 bond of High Sheriff T. R. Mlddleton, 13 of his deputies and 31 election offic ial! early this morning. The charge against the men varied from viola tion of the state election lawa to carrying concealed weapons. Marion Co. Defeats New Court House SALEM, Nov. 8. (AP) Although the 34 Salem city precincts gave a majority of 830 for a new Marlon county courthouse In yesterday's special election, tne court nouee pro ject waa defeated throughout the county. Out of T7 precincts 75 com plete gave 8031 for and 4370 against, a negative majority of 7M. The two mlaalng preclncta have a combined registration of only 333 voters A fraction over 36 per cent of tne voters went to the polls. Chinese Envoy On Hookup Thursday NEW YORK, Nov. .- IIPi Dr. Chengling T. Wang, Chinese ambas sador, speaking from Washington In "a reply to the Japeneaa ambassador," la to broadcast for IS mlnutea via WABC-CBfl at :4 p. m. (EST) Thursday. The Japanese ambassador, i Hlrosl aito. talked on the network i Ociob-r 37. hla subject bein? "Japan's Burpose ud maUKxu la Ulna," IL E IN FIRSHEADING Final Vote On Control Ordi nance Deferred to Next Meet 20-30 Club Aids Herman New Councilman An ordinance governing bicycle traffic was passed in first reading by the council in regular session at city hall last night. Second and third readlnga were deferred until the next regular meeting November 16. With the advice and consent of the council, Mayor O. C. Furnas ap pointed C. Henry Herman a council man. Mr. Herman fills tho vacancy created when Mr. Furnas was select ed mayor upon the resignation oi Mayor George W. Porter. . Appointment of Mr. Herman re stores the council to its full roster of eight members. Mr. Herman resides at 631 West Jackson boulevard and will represent the third ward on the council. He Is superintendent of the Timber Products company. Major Provisions, The bicycle ordinance, if adopted, will become effective January I. As tho ordinance whs read last night Its major provisions are: 1 It shall be unlawful for any one to operate a bicycle without a license to be procured from the police department. a Tho license Is to be renewed for etch purrent calendar year. The license will permit "the licensee to operate a bicycle on the streets, alleys and public highways exclusive of the sidewalks. 3 The city will provide the Ji censee with a metallic license plate and registration card, these to be (Continued on Page Five.) DEATH SUMMONS E PASADENA. Cat.. Nov. 8. (fl) Henry Maurla Robinson. 69. world' famous economist who believed that fear turning to greed waa the root of all evil,. died here today. Heart trouble complicated four months ago by a aplnal Injury cauaed hla death. He died In the Hunting ton Memorial hospital, a new philan thropic Institution of which he was president ot the board. Lawyer, banker, educator and In ternational statesman. Roblncon waa the close friend and adviser to four presidents of the United States. Wil son, Harding. Coolldgo and Hoover. He twice declined cabinet poats, first under a Democratic administra tion, then under a Republican ad ministration. He believed that fear waa the root of all evil. SCHOOL HOUSE TARGET FOR REBEL AIR BOMBS MADRID, Not. 3. (AP) Rescue squads searched bomb -shattered buildings of the Catalan city u' rida today for additional victims of an Insurgent air raid already re ported by the government to havo taken 125 Uvea. Hospitals were filled with injured men, women and children. More thsn 50 bodies of children had been removed from a primary school, which was wrecked over tneir heads near closing time yesterday when nine trt -motored planes roared in from the wwt and dumped their exptoslves. Last Rites Held For Corbin Edgell Funeral services for Corbin Edgell, who died suddenly In his sleep early Monday morning, will be held at St. Mark's church Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. B. 8. Bartlam officiating. Interment at Siskiyou Memorial cemetery will be private. BBC NOT TO BROADCAST DUKE'S AMERICAN TALK LONDON, NOV. 8. (AP) The Hrlt- lah Broadcasting company, which carried the Duke of Windsors famous "at long last" abdication speech, dia- closed today It would not re-broad east the 'ormer mnnarch'a radio talk 1 .rom Washington. D. C. Nov. 13. Officiaia of the BBC. declined to lattaa reason log ettslr osclsloo. Killed In Seattle Crash' Win In New York Election ft 'l J 1 "K 1 IF Li ' !l' . 'eH A -?v V - " i v " i t jr. .. .....ftj-s Florello H. LnfJunnlln (upper Vork Tuesday In a decisive victory over Tammany Hall. Hruee Barton, (upper right) author, waa elected o congress, defeating a Democrat. Rackets Prosecutor Thomas E. newer (below) was swept Into office as district attorney of New York county in the LaQuardla landslide. (A. P. Phoios.) ' GIN CRAZED YOUTH KILLS BROTHER, SISTER III SLEEP CHICAGO. Nov. 3. (AP) A 34- year-old man, his courage bolstered with liquor, told the police he shot and killed two members of his fam ily and critically wounded a third today because, "I figured if I killed somebody else I'd have guts enough to kill myself." Victims of six bullets from Samuel Economos' mall order pistol were a brother and two sisters, Alexander, 11, and Nancy. 15, who were killed, and Mary, 17, who was wounded. Policeman Walter Tracey sew Eoonomos. son of a confectioner, told him he Intended to kill two other brothers, James, 10, and George, 28. to make "the bigttcst funeral ever held hens." A note, signed "Samuel," aald he wished another brother, John, a mental patient at an Insti CITY TO INSTALL TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT 2 Stop and go traffic lights will be Installed before the end of the year at East Main street and Riverside avenue and East Main street and Cen tral avenue, It was announced today by Prank II. Rogers, city building and light Inspector. The light have been ordered and should be delivered hero within a month, Mr. Rogers said. They will be Installed immediately after deliv ery, he added. . The lights will flash red and green at Intervals to be determined later, Mr. RoKers related. A whistle will blow simultaneously with the color flash to call attention to the change, he Mid. Trafric light whistles are an novation and have been found more effective than bells, he atated. adding that M! font's whistles will be the first to be installed on the west coast. The traffic lights are Intended to give local traffic a chance to entr and cross the Pacific highway at East Main street and to avert Jma and aid pdetrtan traffic at Main and Central. Mr. Rogers explained. As It Is now. he pointed out, iotttmud oo jtit Tn4 , left) was re-elected mnyor of New tution In MantenO( ni., "could have come along with us." Questioned by Assistant State's Attorney Richard Regan, Economos told the police: "I started drinking gin about 2 o'clock. I guess 1 drank about 12 ounces. I went Into the bedroom where Nancy .was sleeping and shot her. "Then X went over and shot AJti; be was sleeping, too. "Then Mary started to scream so I went over and shot her. "Then I seen my brother Jim coming, and my mother started yell ing so I climbed out a window on the back porch and was going to reload my gim but two of the empty shells got stuck In there, and J couldn't get them out." Southern Oregon Is so large In area and Its Interests are so extensive In variety that practically every piece of national legislation affects this district, Congressman James W. Mott told a forum luncheon sponsored Jointly by the Jackson County Cham ber of Commerce and the Lions club In Valentine's cafe, this afternoon. Mr. Mott, who represents this dis trict In congress, gave a resume of the legislation considered and passed at the latest congressional session. .Some of the legislation enacted was of special Importance to this district. Mr. Mott said, pointing particularly to the new Oregon-California grant land, Bonneville dam. flood control, rivers and harbors and roads moaa tires. Mr. Mott said the first session of the 7 5 th congress was remarkable for what It did not do, though he added that much Important legislation was passed. He declared that three-quar ters of the seMlnn were spent oo the president legislative program which comprised the court reform, executtvn department reorganisation, wages and PLANES COLLIDE 3500 FEET OVER :T Two Men Bail Out Safely Passerby Witnesses Tragedy Survivor Un" able Give Accident Causf SEATTLE. Not. S.tPi L. W. Res. dcrson, 33, laborer, waa so shoexeej by hla view of today's naval airplane) crash In which five men were killed, police took him to the city hospital1 lor examination. They reported ha appeared extremely dazed by what be aaw. SEATTLE, Nov. 8. P five narr fliers were killed when their amphib ian collided with a smaller navy plana over the southern end of Boeing field. tne county airport. The two enlisted. men In the second plan balled out and floated down with parachutes. The Sand Point air station listed the dead as: Lieut. Henry B. Twohy, Spokane, Wash. Aviation Cadet K. P. Schmidt, OnVi verslty of Minnesota graduate. Aviation Cadet Kenneth Rhuddr, Seattle. Machlnlsta Mate M. McOroddan. Seattle. Radio Operator S, . Regan, Seattle, The two who landod alive were ItaW ed aa: Aviation Chief Machinists Mate Si TXS) Qoodsell and Seaman W. 8. Bow . man, home addresses undetermined. The air station reported the plane were In gunnery practice when they collided. 0. A, Andrews, Tacoma business man, waa passing the field at thai time of the crash, . s "I heard the noise and looked U0 In time to see the planes stlU looked (Continued on Psgs Seven.) KIAlElLY 1 PLANNING TO JOIiJ RING AGAINST REDS MOSCOW, Nor. 8 The Soviet gov ernment newspaper Investla aald to day that Italy was planning to Join Japan and Germany In a triple alli ance against Communism and de clared "the agreement amonfr aggrea sors means program of war." (A foreign office spokesman la Tokyo disclosed yesterday that Japan waa contemplating "some form of agreement with Italy to cooperata against Communism. Reliable souroaa ln Tokyo Indicated Italy might Join the Japanese-German antl-oomlnternt pact of November, last year.) iEvestla aald that such an agree ment "could not fall to afreet Soviet and Japanese relations," Intimating Russia might refuse Japanese offers to reopen negotiations for renewal off extensive fishing concessions Japam holds off Siberia. OAKLAND STORES FACING1JTD01 OAKLAND, Calif, Nov. J.(AP)- Breakdown of negotiations betweea the retail clerks' union and depart, ment store representatives apparently portended a tie-up Involving TOO persona today. The union's strike committee aald pickets probably would be placed at the H. C. Capwell firm tomorrow. J. Paul St. Sure, attorney for tM retail merchants' association, aald at one atore waa forced to close, 1 others also would shut down. ' Union representatives declined accept the stores' proposal for a agreement patterned after those la Seattle and San Francisco. V SON OF MAN 0' WAR WINNER AT PIMLICO PIMUCO RACK TRACK, BALTI. MORE, Not. 8. (AP) War Admiral, cocky little son of Man o' War, ra away from his field of three today to win the 7500 added Plmllco apeo. lal, taking the lead on the final turn. LONDON. Nov. s. ! Maude Va lerle White, S3, whose songs were whistled and sung throughout the Victorian era, died laat night. She had been receiving the British civil list pension of .MX) a year because reduced. Oiouautances, I
